Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Wednesday that lame-duck House Speaker Paul Ryan endangers the Farm bill by including a rule that prohibits a vote on America’s involvement with Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen.

One of House Republicans leadership’s final acts of this congressional term includes adding a rule on the Conference Report for the 2018 Farm bill which would block a potential War Powers resolution vote on America’s involvement in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. The House plans to vote on the Farm bill on Wednesday, leaving Massie and other America First foreign policy lawmakers limited time to fight against Ryan’s move to block their Yemen
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Pride is one of the seven deadly sins. It is also deadly when it drives your foreign policy. President Trump's pick for Joint Chiefs Chairman, Gen. Milley, has promised that the US military will beat any adversary harder than it has every been beaten before. That may well be true. But is it relevant?

The shock arrest of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Canada, reportedly on a US request, over allegations that her company sold products to Iran in violation of US sanctions, has opened a huge Pandora's box. If this member of the Chinese political and business elite is jailed in the US, what will happen to US/China relations? Trade war? US execs arrested in China? Something far worse? Did Trump have a clue about this? Was he briefed on the full implications?

Whenever you put government in charge, you get a big mess. That's exactly what we have. President Trump campaigned against a "big, fat, ugly bubble," and then took ownership of it. Big mistake. The Fed has twisted the economy into a Gordian Knot, and has painted itself into a corner. There will be a lot blame coming from every direction. The answer, as always, is liberty.

Secretary of State Pompeo told the German Marshall Fund (which is funded by the US government and the military-industrial complex) that the Trump Administration is seeking to creat a "new liberal world order" where US military might - "engagement" - would create peace and prosperity across the globe. Does this sound a bit - or a lot - like the nonsense the neocons have been spewing for decades since the end of the Cold War? And where has that gotten us? Tune in to today's Liberty Report:

US President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel his G20 talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin reveals how easily he is swayed by the neoconservative hawks he appointed who exploited the Kerch Strait incident, Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity Director Daniel McAdams told Sputnik.

'The President [Trump] has spent decades puffing himself up as a great dealmaker and tough guy, but in fact, he's just a pushover,' McAdams said on Thursday. 'He's putty in neocon hands.'

Trump's sudden cancellation of a planned private meeting with Putin at the G-20 Summit should not come as a surprise, McAdams explained.

Rand is also trying to stop anti-boycott legislation that has been introduced in the Senate that seeks to prevent people from boycotting Israel. Rand says the bill could violate First Amendment rights.

Rand Paul under fire for blocking Israel bills

By NAHAL TOOSI
11/30/2018

Sen. Rand Paul is infuriating Republicans and Democrats alike by blocking a pair of Israel-related bills, including one authorizing tens of billions of dollars in military aid for the country.

Some advocacy groups are so mad at Paul they’re running ads against the Kentucky Republican, who insists that his long-term goal is actually to help Israel.

The dust-up is the latest example of how Paul is willing to throw a wrench into routine legislation to uphold his libertarian instincts, which make him skeptical of foreign aid. It also could hurt his already-testy ties to President Donald Trump, who sees the U.S.-Israel relationship as near-sacrosanct.

The main bill Paul is blocking puts into law an agreement reached under former President Barack Obama that gives Israel $38 billion in military assistance over 10 years. The measure has broad bipartisan support in Congress. Various versions of the bill have easily passed the Senate and the House in recent months, but the Senate still needs to pass a final version.

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The Trump administration already has taken separate moves to halt significant amounts of financial aid to Pakistan and the Palestinians, but Paul appears to want the aid stoppage to be formally put into law.

Just this week, Paul placed a hold on a bill that is designed to counter the “boycott, divestment and sanctions” movement, congressional staffers confirmed. That movement urges companies and countries to penalize Israel through boycotts and other means over its treatment of the Palestinians. Rubio is also a lead sponsor of that legislation, which has plenty of bipartisan backing.

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Paul’s office said he has concerns that the anti-“boycott” bill could infringe on Americans’ First Amendment rights -- a concern other opponents of such measures share. In any case, his hold has further upset pro-Israel groups already steamed about his efforts to stop the aid package.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has published a bizarre op-ed in the Wall Street Journal claiming that Saudi Arabia has been a guarantor of stability in the Middle East and a bulwark against "expansionist" Iran. Perhaps he forgot about Saudi support for jihadists in Syria and the Saudi destruction of Yemen? Is carrying water for the murderous Saudi kingdom in the Middle East really the best way to demonstrate "American values," as Pompeo claims? We break down Pompeo's neocon screed in today's Liberty Report.

Why does it seem like each time Presidents Trump and Putin look like they might start communicating there is a "crisis" that threatens war? Are the neocons manipulating things? The latest dust-up between Ukrainian gunships and the Russian military in the Kerch Strait comes just as Trump and Putin are set to meet on the sidelines of the upcoming G-20 Summit meeting. Coincidence? Tune in to today's Liberty Report.

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Garbage Fred Barnes, just pure garbage.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/014/065dbylu.asp
A squabble over Iraq between Ron Paul, who wants an immediate evacuation of U.S. troops, and Mike Huckabee was noisier and more emotional, but it showed what we already knew: Paul rants and Huckabee can hold his own.
Paul, who got in the most words last night, should...

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has a history of being skeptical about U.S. taxpayer funds going towards the Jewish state, has placed a hold on the U.S.-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018, which provides Israel with $38 billion in military aid over the next decade.
This has caused backlash from organizations such as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
“This...

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In what is the most shocking geopolitical news of the day, NBC reports that the Trump administration is weighing extraditing the nemesis of Turkish President Recep Erdogan, cleric Fethulah Gulen who has been living for years in relative seclusion in rural Pennsylvania, from the U.S. in order to placate Turkey over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
According to the NBC report, ...

by Tyler Durden
Tue, 12/18/2018 - 20:25
Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com,
In the land of the fee and home of the slave, incoming Democrats have already drafted a bill that will criminalize private gun sales. As a “free” American, you will no longer be able to sell your own property without the government’s permission, unless you want to be labeled as a criminal if this bill succeeds...

Silverlining here may be that Trump support among democrats should increase after his recent statements:
'Gun-grabber-in-chief': Conservatives turn on Trump as threat to confiscate guns prompts Second Amendment-related outrage
'He's a fraud and has betrayed us twice now'
Thursday 1 March 2018
Donald Trump has sparked fury...

The United States pledged $5.8 billion in aid and investment Tuesday for strengthening government and economic development in Central America, and another $4.8 billion in development aid for southern Mexico. The U.S aid aims to promote better security conditions and job opportunities as part of a regional plan to allow Central Americans and Mexicans to remain in their countries...

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This is a thread guaranteed to draw Zippy like flies.
https://www.sovereignman.com/trends/its-official-the-federal-reserve-is-insolvent-24373/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=sm_notes&utm_campaign=notes&utm_content=20181214_

So the DJIA dropped ~1000 points net last week, including a one day drop of 830.
This occurred after the yield on the 10YUST hit new highs (i.e. just like February 2018).
So what happens next?
Do yields back off as the market recovers (as occurred in Feb), or is the bubble finally bursting?
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I go to a small private college in New England. I major in math and love my math department. I've gotten into arguments with economics professors at my college over the gold standard and the free market and such. They are the usual socialist/communist economics professors at most colleges, nothing unusual.
I just found out, however, that the economics department chair is the son of the...

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This fall the Indians on a remote reservation asked their new Chief Oyarde if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild.
Since he was a chief in a modern society, he’d never learned the old tribal secrets. He couldn’t look at the sky to predict what the winter was going to be like.
"It's going to be a very cold winter."
So just to be on the safe side, Oyarde told his tribe that the...

I want to get some Carbon C60 for my old dog. She has joint pain and is about 12 years old which is about the life span of a doberman. They say this stuff increases life span. I am not sure it is right to increase the life span. I want to be in as well as I can be while I am here. I am not sure I want to take it myself but I do want to see is it will help my dog feel better. I do feel that we are...

Video at link. Couldnt embed it, sorry.
https://www.ted.com/talks/nita_farahany_when_technology_can_read_minds_how_will_we_protect_our_privacy/transcript#t-183143
What happens when things you 'think' are interpreted as Dissident Behavior? Say hello to the Thought Police.
What happens when you have to give up your Thought Privacy AT HOME in order to even keep your job?

The flu shot this year may be worth getting. It contains updates that were not in last year’s vaccine.
Last year (2017), the FDA simply used the same vaccine combination from the previous year (2016), and not only was it redundant and unnecessary for people who had been vaccinated the prior year, it was a poor match for the viruses that circulated last year and early this year, including a...

Seniors Who Have Sex Regularly Are More Content In Their Lives
https://www.studyfinds.org/seniors-who-have-sex-regularly-are-more-content-in-their-lives/
Study of nearly 7,000 older adults shows greater levels of enjoyment and wellbeing among those who report more frequent sexual activity.
LONDON — Even in our senior years, having sex regularly — or even just fooling around — can...

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Highly renowned intellectual thinker Richard Spencer once said that the Alt-Right is a wide spectrum of beliefs. I think I have unfairly lumped them into one group and treated them all like they are the same. I came to this comclusion after doing some more research on people who identify as alt-right. So lets take a look at the different types of people in the alt-right. Please tell me if...

My living constitution says in article 1, section 8, “the president has authority To establish a uniform rule of naturalization”. As I continue to read, i learn the 14th amendment basically says “the president decides all persons born or naturalized in the United States, especially when subject to jurisdiction of other nations, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they...

Donald Trump has come out against birthright citizenship. In response, so did Scott Walker and Bobby Jindal. Looks like Rand has opposed it in the past.
Judge Napolitano says it is part of the Constitution: http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/08/17/what-can-trump-actually-do-legally-immigration-deportations-judge-napolitano-explains
Can we get rid of birthright citizenship? Is it a matter of an...

If Article III, Sections 1 and 2, as some will argue, grants the Supreme Court to constantly "update" meanings of the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights per their personal opinions/interpretations, doesn't that in fact make the Supreme Court an overpowered branch of government?

This thread is mostly about the effect of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), and the way they keep the third world enslaved.
I took a lot of time to investigate the arbitration of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) of the World Bank. This gives companies the possibility to “sue” states, so they can get damaged compensated if (democratically elected) parliaments make laws, that they...